Densu Priest African Wood Mask _artisan--novica-artisan-9310 hot sauce)

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A mystical face of hand-painted ceramic centers the freeform iron silhouette

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the cushion cover is woven by hand on a backstrap loom

Densu Priest African Wood Mask _artisan--novica-artisan-9310 hot sauce)Embossed brass adorns the features of an imposing African mask. By Awudu Saaed, it depicts a fetish priest of the Densu River area in Ghana's Akan lowlands. 'There was once a lack of rainfall for a long period and the people became worried,' he says. 'They called for a fetish priest who consulted the gods on behalf of the chiefs and people. He requested certain rituals, after which the heavens would open to give rain. The priest wore this mask to